The William Pahlmann Papers provide a rich insight into the world of interior design in the middle of the twentieth century. Pahlmann (1900-1987) was well known for his use of bold colors, textures and mix of antique and modern furnishings....
Renderings; Drawings; Buildings; Facades; Department stores; Interior decoration firms
William Pahlmann collaborated with the Boston architectural firm Leland and Larsen to renovate the the old New England Museum of Natural History building for the department store chain Bonwit Teller. Walter Hoving, then owner of Bonwit Teller,...
In 1961, William Pahlmann Associates won the contract to design several public areas in the New York Hilton, including the Mercury Ballroom, a food concourse, three guest suites, and the hotel's two duplex penthouses. Pahlmann worked on the New...
The Place Lautrec Restaurant was part of the food concourse (called the "Rue des Gourmets") in the New York Hilton Hotel at Rockefeller Center. In 1961, William Pahlmann Associates won the contract to design several public areas in this hotel,...
